Mitromorpha spreta
| Mitromorpha spreta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mitromorphidae |
| Genus: | Mitromorpha |
| Species: | M. spreta
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Callithea spreta Adams A., 1864 | |
Mitromorpha spreta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.[1]
Description[edit]
A small pale-brown species with the seven whorls decussated by nine, fine longitudinal ribs and strong transverse lirae. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip shows two obsolete plicae.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mitromorpha spreta (Adams A., 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
Further reading[edit]
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.